Texas and Asian Floods – A dreadful toll on life.

Opher's World

The death toll in Texas now reaches 44 and rising. Over 20,000 homes are flooded and the costs is put at $50 billion.

That is appalling.

But spare a thought for the Asians. They too have experienced unprecedented flooding due to increased rainfall as a result of warmer air.

The death toll in India, Nepal and Bangladesh is now 1200 and rising and millions are now homeless.

In America the homeless are being put up in temporary shelters, clothed, fed and have clean water. Their life will be miserable but they have help.

In Asia there is nowhere for most people to go. No food to eat, no dry clothes and no fresh water to drink. They are drinking unclean water and thousands will die of waterborne illness. There is no help forthcoming. Most are subsistence farmers and have lost everything. They will wait for the water to recede and…

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